Congrats!

I took my first non-pilot up today, too.
My first passenger was last week and was a student pilot friend of mine.

Today I took my wife for a $100 burger (BTW Hangar Cafe at O43 is awesome!).
It was perfect.
30 minutes each way. Just up and over the mountains.
She was a bit nervous to start out, but we just held a conversation
throughout the flight.
I told her everything that was going on. She even kept an eye out for
gliders for me.
There was some mild turbulence, but it didn't bother her.

She asked what the rudders did, so I showed her, and that kind of scared her
a little ;-)

I've been thinking about taking my kids, too. I have three daughters: six,
three-and-a-half, and one.
The six-year-old gets really car-sick. On long trips we give her childrens
Dramamine (yes they make it and it works well).
It doesn't really make her drowsy or anything either.
She's getting better the older she gets, so sometimes we skip the Dramamine,
but we ALWAYS bring a bag.
When she starts feeling a little sick, we give her the bag. She does pretty
well at keeping it all in the bag.

I'm pretty sure my six-year-old will get sick, but she REALLY wants to go.
Not sure what I'll do. Maybe a quick 15-minute flight.
The 3-year-old will probably do OK. Not sure what to do about the
1-year-old. That seems a little young...

Anyway, if you can get your wife to go, It's awesome. My wife said she
wouldn't fly with me when I first started.
Now, she wants to go again. She had a really good time.

Congrats again!

Adam